Data Loading in Snowflake

 Data Loading in Snowflake refers to the process of importing data from various sources (like CSVs, JSON files, databases, or external cloud storage) into Snowflake's tables for querying and analytics.


Here’s a comprehensive guide to loading data into Snowflake:


🔹 1. Data Loading Methods

✅ From Local Files

Use SnowSQL CLI (Snowflake command-line tool)


Load into a named stage or directly into a table


✅ From Cloud Storage

AWS S3


Azure Blob Storage


Google Cloud Storage


✅ Via Snowpipe (Streaming Ingestion)

For real-time or near-real-time data loading


Automatically loads data when new files arrive in cloud storage


✅ Using Web UI (Snowsight)

For ad hoc file uploads (CSV, TSV, JSON, etc.)


Simple GUI interface


🔹 2. Steps for Basic Data Load

Step 1: Create a Table

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CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE employees (

  id INT,

  name STRING,

  hire_date DATE

);

Step 2: Stage the Data (Optional but Recommended)

Upload your file to an internal or external stage.


Create a named internal stage:


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CREATE OR REPLACE STAGE my_stage;

Upload file using SnowSQL:


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snowsql -a <account> -u <user> -f upload.sql

-- Inside upload.sql

PUT file://path/to/employees.csv @my_stage;

Step 3: Copy into Table

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COPY INTO employees

FROM @my_stage/employees.csv

FILE_FORMAT = (TYPE = 'CSV' FIELD_OPTIONALLY_ENCLOSED_BY = '"' SKIP_HEADER = 1);

🔹 3. Using File Formats

You can predefine a file format for reuse:


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CREATE OR REPLACE FILE FORMAT my_csv_format

  TYPE = 'CSV'

  FIELD_OPTIONALLY_ENCLOSED_BY = '"'

  SKIP_HEADER = 1;

Then use it during the COPY:


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COPY INTO employees

FROM @my_stage/employees.csv

FILE_FORMAT = my_csv_format;

🔹 4. Monitoring & Validation

Use VALIDATION_MODE to preview errors:


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COPY INTO employees

FROM @my_stage/employees.csv

FILE_FORMAT = my_csv_format

VALIDATION_MODE = RETURN_ERRORS;

Query load history:


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SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.LOAD_HISTORY

WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'EMPLOYEES';

🔹 5. Using Snowpipe for Continuous Loads

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CREATE OR REPLACE PIPE my_pipe AS

COPY INTO employees

FROM @my_stage

FILE_FORMAT = (FORMAT_NAME = 'my_csv_format');

You can configure it to auto-ingest via cloud notifications (like AWS SNS).

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